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The abbey is self-supporting and quite
prosperous. The monks own large flocks of
sheep, a renowned illumination workshop,
and a fine sword workshop.
The following is a general overview of the
abbey's main buildings. Places of interest
are listed in alphabetical order. An asterisk
“*” indicates that the area can be (partly)
locked or barred. Many area descriptions
specify the monks who can be met, the clues
that can be found, and even events that can
take place (the keeper is referred to the
Events section for further details):
1. Abbatial Church*
The tallest structure of the monastery, as
suits the house of God. It is a Romanesque,
Anglo-Saxon stone church without
superfluous ornaments. The nave is a
looming - and freezing cold - hall with huge
pillars supporting the arched ceiling. The
only light falls down from a few small, high,
grayish stained-glass windows. The nave is Guthlac abbey - ground floor and first floor
Monk killed in sleep by own knife! This incident is optional, and can be used by the keeper 1)
Where: dormitory to provide players who are way off track, with direct
When: keeper’s discretion evidence of Mark’s culpability, or 2) to give players who
are already convinced of Mark’s culpability, a first hint of
This event is purely optional. If the keeper wishes, Mark “wandering monk” Stigand, alias Seth the Serpent Man.
murders one of monks who “knows too much” in his sleep About 2 weeks ago, just before sunset, Eadwyn heard – but
- an ideal victim for this crime could be Secundus. Mark could not see - an unknown man who spoke - with a lisp -
stabs the monk to death with the monk’s own knife, to another person:
suggesting an accident (monks are supposed to leave their “Hide the boy in the secret place – do not let others see
knives at their bedside to not hurt themselves while him! Try to return him back to his clan as soon as
sleeping). possible. On the other hand, if the boy dies, well, it won’t
be a great loss… If the old man gets in the way, use the
clay bowls I gave you…”
q j t d m g w
Cat and mouse y i
Where: a dormitory x Le eireaball an dragún o
When: at night f osclóidh tú an a
n slí s
When the situation is ripe, the keeper can stage a nightly c k
confrontation with one or more lilims in one of the u l r b h p e
dormitories. Carefully choose the timing, as this event
marks a turning point in the scenario – the fall of Guthlac The outer circle represents a random series of letters in
abbey. What follows is a nerve-wrecking, nightly hide- Ogham script. The inner circle is written in Celtic
and-seek in the abbey, which can only end with the language, using Ogham script, and means: “By the
destruction of lilims #1 and #2 (see Statistics). Potential Dragon’s Tail shall you open the Way” (the “dragon” is a
great scares and therefore great fun! reference to world serpent so important to the serpent man
Seth). After transcription to Latin alphabet, this sentence is
“Like a giant black spider above your heads…” intelligible to anybody with Irish skills and some
intelligence.
Brother Centwine is of average posture, not very pleasant Eadwyn is a gifted armourer, and is solely responsible for
to look at because of his bad skin and teeth. He has a very the abbey’s successful sword workshop.
unimaginative personality, hates womankind, and is very Eadwyn has a commanding stature. His apparent leanness
disciplined and generally unsympathetic. is misleading: he is very strong and tough. Eadwyn
radiates an unlikely combination of simplicity and self-
Centwine carries the key to the clothing room. confidence. His gray eyes are very intense, as if he could
Where: at the keeper’s discretion. peer deep into a man’s soul.
Temporary Insanity? At the keeper’s discretion. Eadwyn was found in the hills near the abbey as a baby,
miraculously alive. Indeed, the baby had a terrible wound
Where were you in the evening of Caedmon’s on his chest and back, as if a sword had pierced his heart.
death? At the refectory for supper, then in the The monks took him in and cared for him. He is mute and
auditorium to discuss matters with brother Edgar. (the keeper) can only use sign language to communicate;
Have you noticed anything unusual? No. note that another monk can function as translator.
Where is Jens? I believe brother Jens was returned to When Eadwyn works he is bare-chested and the terrible
his family. scar he carries is apparent. Eadwyn knows much of what
Did Immin hold a grudge against the abbot? This is goes on; the keeper can use him to dispense crucial
a preposterous idea! information the investigators may have missed.
Are there women in the abbey? Women are not Eadwyn is an accomplished swordsman. This, combined
allowed inside the cloister. with his unshakable faith in God, and the supernatural
Are the penitents’ cells in the abbey? Why don’t quality of his swords (+2 damage; no damage restrictions
you ask brother Edgar? vs lilims), makes him a powerful adversary of evil.
Where: at the workshops.
Cuthbert, 30, Illuminator Temporary Insanity? Touched by “the angel of God”;
ferociously stalks the abbey with his blessed long sword,
STR 10 CON 13 SIZ 11 INT 15 determined to eradicate evil.
Wulfsige, 25, Mark’s goon accurately role-play monks, should familiarize himself
with some of the key chapters excerpted hereunder.
STR 12 CON 8 SIZ 15 INT 15
POW 15 DEX 9 APP 6 EDU 10
SAN 75 HP 10 Keeper of the Benedictine Rule
Damage Bonus: None 7. The first degree of humility, then, is that a man always
Weapons: Large Knife 40%, 1D6+db have the fear of God before his eyes… The third degree of
Skills: Climb 65%, Fast talk 45%, Natural World 20%, humility is, that for the love of God a man subject himself
Navigate 25%, Other Kingdoms 25%, Pilot Boat 15%, to a Superior in all obedience… The fifth degree of
Sign Language 50%. humility is, when one hides from his abbot none of the evil
thoughts which rise in his heart or the evils committed by
Wulfsige is the so-called “aide” of the infirmarian. In him in secret, but humbly confesses them… The eighth
reality, Wulfsige has no clue about things medical, even by degree of humility is, when a monk does nothing but what
Dark Ages standard, and relies entirely on his master Mark is sanctioned by the common rule of the monastery and the
to perform medical tasks. Like Penda, Wulfsige got example of his elders. The ninth degree of humility is,
employment in the abbey via Mark. Wulfsige doesn’t hide when a monk withholds his tongue from speaking, and
his past as a sailor “with some good fortune and a desire to keeping silence does not speak until he is asked…
retire from the vicissitudes of the world”. 23. If a brother is found stubborn or disobedient or proud
In reality, Wulfsige is a true weasel, ready to follow Mark or murmuring, or opposed to anything in the Holy Rule
to the four corners of the world. He lies that he checked on and a condemner of the commandments of his Superiors,
the abbot’s health at 9 PM on the night he died, and “found let him be admonished by his Superiors once and again in
him in good spirits”. Wulfsige won’t shy away from using secret, according to the command of our Lord. If he does
violence. not amend let him be taken to task publicly before all. But
Where: infirmary. if he does not reform even then, and he understands what a
Temporary Insanity? At the keeper’s discretion. penalty it is, let him be placed under excommunication…
In smaller faults, let him be debarred from eating at the
INFORMATION common table, but let the brother who is found guilty of a
Where were you in the evening of Caedmon’s graver fault be excluded from both the table and the
death? I stayed the whole time at the infirmary, oratory. Whoever is excommunicated for graver faults
except when I checked on the Abbot at Compline (9 from the oratory and the table, let him, at the time that the
PM). Work of God is celebrated in the oratory, lie stretched,
Have you noticed anything unusual? No. face down in silence before the door of the oratory at the
Where is Jens? We sent him back to his family a few feet of all who pass out. And let him do this until the abbot
days before you arrived. judges that it is enough.
Did Immin hold a grudge against the abbot? Uh? 28. If a brother has often been corrected and has even been
Are there women in the abbey? Where? excommunicated for a fault and does not amend, let a
Are the penitents’ cells in the abbey? Nah! more severe correction be applied to him, namely, proceed
against him with corporal punishment… But if he is not
Average Novice healed even in this way, then finally let the abbot dismiss
him from the community…
There are ten novices at Guthlac abbey. Simply reuse the
33. The vice of personal ownership must by all means be
statistics of Secundus the Copyist, and specify a different
cut out in the monastery by the very root, so that no one
the Art/Craft/Science.
may presume to give or receive anything without the
INFORMATION
command of the abbot; nor to have anything whatever as
Keeper’s discretion.
his own, neither a book, nor a writing tablet, nor a pen, nor
anything else whatsoever…
Average Lay brother 36. Let a cell be set apart for the sick brethren, and a
There are twenty-seven half-monks at Guthlac abbey. God-fearing, diligent, and careful attendant be appointed
They are basically servants: cook, baker, washer, gardener, to serve them. Let the use of the bath be offered to the sick
constable, handyman, provider, etc. Simply reuse the as often as it is useful.... Thus also let the use of meat be
statistics of Secundus the Copyist, specify a different granted to the sick and to the very weak for their recovery.
Craft, and remove the following skills: Latin, Library Use, But when they have been restored let them all abstain from
and Write Latin. meat in the usual manner.
INFORMATION 53. When, therefore, a guest is announced, let him be met
Keeper’s discretion. by the Superior and the brethren with every mark of
charity. And let them first pray together, and then let them
associate with one another in peace. This kiss of peace
Play Aids should not be given before a prayer has first been said, on
The monks of Guthlac abbey are “cenobites”, i.e. “who account of satanic deception. In the greeting let all
live under a rule and an abbot”. The rule in question is that humility be shown to the guests, whether coming or going;
of Benedict, and is divided into 73 chapters touching all with the head bowed down or the whole body prostrate on
aspects of the monks’ way of life. The keeper, keen to the ground, let Christ be adored in them as He is also
fully render the abbey’s peculiar atmosphere and to received. When the guests have been received, let them be